Human Services Department

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Human Services Department 2008 Directors
Executive Summary
relevant
responsiveness
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reintegration
County of La Crosse, Wisconsin
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La Crosse County Population 112,758 Information
of 2008 estimate based on 2000 Census
La Crosse County 481 Square Miles 307,840 Acres
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La Crosse was ranked 2nd in the Top 10 Small
Cities in 2008!
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Our Mission We are dedicated to working with
individuals and families within La Crosse
County in order to enhance their self-sufficiency
and quality of life. We will offer protection,
prevention, intervention, treatment, education
and support, within our local, state, and
federal guidelines, and with respect for the
dignity of each person served.
responsiveness
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Our Structure Clinical Services Matt
Strittmater, Interim Manager 785-6156 Economic
Support Lorie Graff, Manager 785-6061 Family
Childrens Mary Ellen Prinsen, Manager
785-6076 Justice Sanctions Jane Klekamp, Manager
785-5547 Western Wisconsin Cares -Tim Garrity,
Director 785-6171 Aging Disability Resource
Center WW Dean Ruppert, Operations
Administrator 785-6108
Our Staff 74 Non-Bargaining
158 Professional Union 102 Paraprofessional
Union
HHS 2008 Board Members Under 46.23 of WI
Statutes Sharon Hampson, Chairperson Jill
Billings, Vice-Chair Margaret Wood Loren
Kannenberg Dr. James Glasser Bill Brockmiller
(May-Dec) Robert Erickson (May-Dec) Tammy Gamroth
(May-Dec) Al Thompson (Jan-Jun) Brad Pfaff
(Jan-Apr) Tara Johnson (Jan-Apr) Pat Schippers
(Jan-Apr) David Trapp (Jul-Dec)

Our Core Values Relevant Responsive
Results Orientated Reintegration Focused
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• La Crosse County
• Human Services
• The Best in Public Service

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• Development of the regionalized approach
• to
• Long Term Care Reform

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Western Wisconsin Cares
Visit www.wwcares.org, the website for Western
Wisconsin Cares, a new public organization
created to address the long-term care needs of
certain older persons and adults with
disabilities.
 WWC operates under contract with the Wisconsin
Department of Health Services and will provide
the Family Care benefit to eligible residents of
Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe,
Pepin, Trempealeau and Vernon counties.
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La Crosse County plays host to new initiative
La Crosse, Monroe, Jackson and Vernon Counties
group together to form regional Aging and
Disability Resource Center of Western Wisconsin
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Development of Mississippi Valley Health Services
connected with Lakeview Health Center, La Crosse
County, West Salem WI Developed as a commission
under Wisconsin statute 66.0301 11 counties pay
into the cost of the facility and govern aspects
of operation Initiative will save the county
taxpayers significant tax dollars and allows
regional counties to maintain the residential
facility as a vital health network for the region
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• Addressing the needs of
• Public Safety
• in
• La Crosse County

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Jail Alternative for Women who enter into the
Criminal Justice system Which pose less risk to
the public Program \ provides more resources
needed to Focus on women to help them leave The
system and move on with their lives
Maintain the drug court and OWI Court programs
despite the shrinking dollars in the fed state
dollars supporting the program
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• Quality improvement
• in the area of
• Behavioral Health

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• Clinical Services Process Improvement Initiatives
• Clinical Reception area renovation
• Develop a regional crisis assessment center
• Review Organization Structure of the section
  within the department
• Critical discussions on scope and interconnection
  clinical has with major aspects of services the
  county delivers

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Protecting ChildrenandBuilding Families
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• Developed Western Region Adolescent Center to
  serve adolescents needing short term placement in
  structured setting
• Mary Ellen Prinsen, Section Manager, celebrated
  40 years working in child welfare
• Community Response Plus introduced addressing
  child maltreatment

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Economic Development Heightens Activity
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• Increased activity in W-2 Program
• Expansion of Badger Care Program to childless
  adults
• Join with the state to streamline applications
  and reduce workload activity
• Collaborate with the community on poverty issues
  in the County

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• Putting it all
• Together

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• Operations Administrator, Dean Ruppert,
  outstanding assuring compliance internal and
  external standards as well as requirements
• Reorganization of Fiscal Support Section

Quality Improvement initiative front
line staff trained in all aspects of customer
satisfaction Department continues to be high
performance department dedicated to providing
best quality services to county all residents
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Our Mandates WI Statutes Chapter 46 Social
Services Chapter 47 People with
Disabilities Chapter 48-Childrens Code Chapter
49 Public Assistance Chapter 51 Behavioral
Health Chapter 54 Guardianships
Conservatorships Chapter 55 Protective Service
System for Adults Chapter 301
Corrections Chapter 938 Juvenile Justice
Code Chapter 939-951 Criminal Code
Who We Serve (Current Month December
2007) ADRC-WW656 contacts Clinical
Services-2,832 cases Western Wisconsin
Cares1,825 cases Economic Support8,973
cases Family Childrens-663 cases Justice
Sanctions 525 cases
Visit us at http//www.co.lacrosse.wi.us/HumanServ
ices/ Find our Annual Report under Agency
Information-Reports Or contact Jerry
Huber,Director at 785-6095 huber.gerald_at_co.la-cros
se.wi.us
results
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2008 Contracted Services over 25,000
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The Department wishes to express our
sincere appreciation to members of the Health and
Human Services Board, our County Administrator,
and the entire County Board for their
commitment in assuring quality services are
provided to all the customers of Human
Services. From a local, state and even national
perspective, La Crosse County has been seen as an
innovator in meeting the needs of our community.
The County is responsive to community needs,
focused on results for services provided
and committed to allowing each of our customers
to reintegrate back into their communities and
achieve their full potential.
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Thank you for visiting the Human Services
Department of La Crosse County in La Crosse
Wisconsin. If you would like to learn more about
who we are, please visit the La Crosse County
website at http//www.co.la-crosse.wi.us/ Human
Services Contacts
Gerald Huber, Human Services Director
608-785-6095
Huber.Gerald_at_co.la-crosse.wi.us Dean Ruppert,
Operations Administrator
608-785-6108 Ruppert.Dean_at_co.la-crosse.w
i.us Matt Strittmater, Interim
Manager Clinical Services 608-785-6093 Strit
tmater.mattl_at_co.la-crosse.wi.us Jane Klekamp,
Manager Justice Sanctions 608-785-5547 Kleka
mp.Jane_at_co.la-crosse.wi.us Mary Ellen Prinsen,
Manager Family Childrens 608-785-6076 Prin
sen.MaryEllen_at_co.la-crosse.wi.us Lorie Graff,
Manager Economic Support 608-785-6001 Muelle
r.Lorie_at_co.la-crosse.wi.us